diff --git a/src/utils/eloop.c b/src/utils/eloop.c
index f929dcd..94db01b 100644
--- a/src/utils/eloop.c
+++ b/src/utils/eloop.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 	os_memset(&eloop, 0, sizeof(eloop));
 	dl_list_init(&eloop.timeout);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ELOOP_EPOLL
-	eloop.epollfd = epoll_create1(0);
+	eloop.epollfd = epoll_create(1);
 	if (eloop.epollfd < 0) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "%s: epoll_create1 failed. %s\n",
 			   __func__, strerror(errno));